 Gas Gauge Hits 1/2, and no mo! |
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| Bruce Allert |
 Jun 3 2004, 07:21 AM
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Hellions asleep  Group: Members Posts: 3,289 Joined: 19-March 03 From: Eagle Creek, Orygun Member No.: 441 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
it just did this for the first time. Had an 1/8th of a tank. Went in and filled it up. Saw gas at the top too! Turned the key on & just barely over 1/2. Guess I'm gonna need to check out the sender... damn!
What else could it possibly be, right? ........b <_< |
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| Bleyseng |
Jun 3 2004, 07:33 AM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,036 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
check your ground connections.
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| Rockaria |
Jun 3 2004, 08:20 AM
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ZippidyDoDah... Group: Members Posts: 817 Joined: 2-May 03 From: Southwest, USA Member No.: 645 Region Association: None |
Maybe its a vacuum leak... That is the answer for every other 914 problem...
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (Just kidin' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) ) |
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| Marlow |
Jun 3 2004, 08:39 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 311 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Manassas, VA Member No.: 1,027 |
If you have (or had) rust in your tank then the sender is probably rusted too. When I took mine apart the center post the float rides on was rusted. I carefully sanded the center post with some fine emery cloth and got the float moving again. I'm not sure what that post was made of or if it had some sort of coating at some point but it seems to work now. Not sure how quickly it will rust again but it was easy enought to take apart. If it lasts a few more years before I have to sand it again I'll be happy.
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| Bruce Allert |
Jun 3 2004, 09:16 AM
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Hellions asleep Group: Members Posts: 3,289 Joined: 19-March 03 From: Eagle Creek, Orygun Member No.: 441 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(Rockaria @ Jun 3 2004, 07:20 AM) Maybe its a vacuum leak... That is the answer for every other 914 problem... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (Just kidin' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) ) Yup! that's the first thing I thought of too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) That the hose that plugs into the scrotum casing, right? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bootyshake.gif) ..............b |
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| neo914-6 |
Jun 3 2004, 09:17 AM
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neo life Group: Members Posts: 5,086 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Willow Glen (San Jose) Member No.: 159 |
My guage bounced alot so I replaced the sender with a good used and voila, nice even levels. Yours sounds stuck.
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| Toast |
Jun 3 2004, 09:24 AM
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Not bad for carrying sway bars. Group: Members Posts: 3,380 Joined: 20-January 04 From: Las Vegas Member No.: 1,580 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I would have gone in the office and told them their pumps were not putting out the correct amount and demanded 1/2 the money back (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol2.gif)
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| Joe Bob |
Jun 3 2004, 09:30 AM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Toast @ Jun 3 2004, 07:24 AM) I would have gone in the office and told them their pumps were not putting out the correct amount and demanded 1/2 the money back (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol2.gif) Somehow I can see that happening.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) In my tail dragger I had the sender pulled twice to free up the float...;..put it back in it worked for a week.....scratched muh haid a fewtimes and found that the tank had taken a hit and was pressing up against the bottom of the sender..... Couple of whacks with a 1 by thru the open bunghole....heheheheh, bunghole......and the dent was repaired and no mo sender problems.... |
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| Levi |
Jun 3 2004, 09:56 AM
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Lick my nuts Group: Benefactors Posts: 623 Joined: 11-March 04 Member No.: 1,783  |
QUOTE(Rockaria @ Jun 3 2004, 06:20 AM) Maybe its a vacuum leak... That is the answer for every other 914 problem... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (Just kidin' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) ) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chairfall.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol2.gif) My 74 1.8 cars gauge only goes to 1/2 tank, but I have to tap on the glass to get it there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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